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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
May. 08, 2012
Dean Austin Hill, Greeley, CO (US);
Matthew David Woodbury, Westminster, CO (US);
Christopher John Clos, Westminster, CO (US);
Dean Austin Hill, Greeley, CO (US);
Matthew David Woodbury, Westminster, CO (US);
Christopher John Clos, Westminster, CO (US);
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include systems and methods for providing gripper recovery using a magazine drop-out feature. Embodiments operate in context of a data storage library having a number of media cartridges physically located within slots of one or more magazines. A robotic hand assembly uses a gripper mechanism to retrieve and ferry the cartridges between the magazines and one or more media drives. In some instances, the gripper mechanism is unable to disengage from the cartridge or to disengage the cartridge from its magazine slot. Embodiments detect this condition and direct the robotic hand assembly to drop out of engagement with the cartridge through the drop-out region of the magazine slot, allowing the gripper mechanism to recover.
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